pardon

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Cuba announced on Thursday that it would soon pardon and release 2,010 prisoners as a “humanitarian gesture,” though it is unclear if any were protesters.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

The system, created during her father Alberto Fujimori's term in office, was widely criticized for unfair trials that later forced the state to pardon hundreds of prisoners.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

The inquiry puts the world’s largest crypto exchange back in the legal spotlight after its founder Changpeng Zhao, known as CZ, received a pardon from President Trump in October.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026

Oklahoma law requires that a pardon and parole board vote in favor of clemency before the governor makes his final decision.

From Slate • Mar. 6, 2026

“I beg your pardon, madam,” the man said to Mother, “I have made some mistake; can you direct me to the rooms where the ‘spiritual manifestations’ are shown?”

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock